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Totapalli observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Chhatrapur mandal is Tara Tarini Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Totapalli itself.
Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.
The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Totapalli ranks #49 of 59 villages in Chhatrapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Totapalli is a village of 371 people in 90 households (Census 2011) in Chhatrapur block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 49th-largest of 59 villages in Chhatrapur block. Literacy is 67%, 7 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 208 km from the Ganjam district centre, 31 km from Jami, the nearest town, 21 km from Vizianagaram Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761045, served by Matikhalo post office; the LGD village code is 412138. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Pusapatirega, 12 km away. The village votes in Hinjili assembly constituency, represented by MLA Naveen Patnaik. The population is estimated at 437 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chamakhandi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totapalli · this village | 371 | 67% | — |
| Kancheru · Bhogapuram | 5,163 | 34% | 1.4 km W |
| Kongavanipalem · Bhogapuram | 6,872 | 33% | 1.6 km W |
| Subbannapeta @ Pilakavani Agraharam · Bhogapuram | 168 | 45% | 2.8 km NW |
| Konada · Poosapatirega | 8,071 | 35% | 3.6 km NE |
| Kancherupalem · Bhogapuram | 33 | 24% | 3.6 km SW |
| Konada · Muniguda | 0 | — | 3.8 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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